McAlester Union Livestock Auction Market Report

McAlester, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 2, 2021

1,800 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $145.77/cwt +12.75 vs last sale · ≈ $969/hd at 665 lb · 99 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $156.53/cwt +10.18 vs last sale · ≈ $942/hd at 602 lb · 87 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.53/cwt +2.41 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 473 lb · 59 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,800	1,740	1,480
Feeder cattle	1,500	1,550	1,350
Slaughter cattle	193	129	95
Replacement cattle	107	61	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers 7.00-9.00 higher. Heifers 3.00-5.00 higher. Quality good thru attractive. Demand good. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls also 3.00 higher. A total of 300 cows and bulls sold with 54 percent going to packers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	315	6	201.00–211.00	$205.76	$648	+9.79
350–398	382	22	181.00–191.00	$184.52	$705	-2.18
400–442	429	51	175.00–185.00	$180.35	$774	+0.83
450–488	476	26	171.00–181.00	$175.70	$836	+2.69
501–510	507	14	170.00–180.00	$172.56	$875	+6.75
555–560	556	8	167.00–177.00	$171.49	$953	+24.26
601–618	602	87	147.00–157.00	$156.53	$942	+10.18
650–695	665	99	137.00–147.00	$145.77	$969	+12.75
705–740	723	13	124.00–134.00	$127.04	$918	-6.19
750–795	761	7	121.00–131.00	$127.03	$967	+6.74
823–844	828	16	121.00–131.00	$128.45	$1,064	—
855–870	862	11	115.50–125.50	$120.91	$1,042	+2.91

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	327	17	190.00–200.00	$194.59	$636	—
355–390	372	25	170.00–180.00	$176.09	$655	—
400–445	429	23	164.00–174.00	$169.41	$727	—
455–494	479	32	160.00–170.00	$165.96	$795	—
500–540	523	30	159.00–169.00	$164.36	$860	—
550–598	583	15	156.00–166.00	$160.54	$936	—
600–649	633	48	136.00–146.00	$137.67	$871	—
660–698	683	27	126.00–136.00	$131.61	$899	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–344	322	27	179.00–189.00	$181.92	$586	+6.13
415–448	434	15	153.00–163.00	$157.39	$683	-4.89
460–498	476	16	148.00–159.00	$154.38	$735	-1.04
500–548	533	39	148.00–158.00	$154.80	$825	+14.07
555–596	566	43	145.00–155.00	$150.36	$851	+17.92

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–344	330	8	167.00–177.00	$172.56	$569	+11.25
350–396	385	33	154.00–164.00	$156.19	$601	+0.37
400–428	417	15	155.00–165.00	$160.99	$671	+11.17
450–496	473	59	140.50–150.50	$145.53	$688	+2.41
503–547	520	42	134.50–144.50	$140.33	$730	+2.72
550–588	560	34	130.00–140.00	$133.58	$748	+1.29
611–643	616	24	118.50–128.50	$124.54	$767	-2.24
650–696	680	19	113.00–123.00	$120.31	$818	-0.41
715–748	738	12	110.00–119.00	$116.11	$857	+1.81
766–782	775	21	107.00–117.00	$113.58	$880	+0.38

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	331	25	144.00–154.00	$148.54	$492	—
360–396	382	29	143.00–153.00	$148.13	$566	—
404–444	426	41	144.00–154.00	$147.81	$630	—
455–488	473	25	130.00–140.00	$136.12	$644	—
500–540	526	24	124.00–134.00	$128.84	$678	—
550–595	574	29	119.00–129.00	$124.67	$716	—
600–635	625	13	108.00–118.00	$113.08	$707	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–345	328	10	133.00–143.00	$138.57	$455	-1.33
365–390	375	11	132.00–142.00	$137.25	$515	-3.44
400–440	422	24	133.00–143.00	$136.84	$577	+3.08
450–490	466	8	119.00–129.00	$126.69	$590	-5.27
510–545	529	16	113.00–123.50	$121.13	$641	-3.26

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	319	7	184.00–194.00	$189.60	$605	+4.07
350–399	388	18	174.00–184.00	$180.32	$700	-5.30
420–441	434	12	170.00–180.00	$176.77	$767	+3.42
450–467	464	5	175.00–185.00	$176.94	$821	+11.94
510–540	524	6	154.00–164.00	$159.50	$836	+0.73
550–580	570	6	148.00–158.00	$151.22	$862	+7.22
600–625	613	19	136.00–146.00	$138.11	$847	+3.49
655–680	664	8	117.00–127.00	$123.68	$821	-5.30
755–774	765	9	120.00–130.00	$127.59	$976	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453–490	468	12	164.00–174.00	$169.15	$792	—
505–545	527	12	143.00–153.00	$146.80	$774	—
552–588	564	15	137.00–147.00	$141.05	$796	—
620–640	625	13	125.00–135.00	$129.38	$809	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1180	1080	85-90%	27	46.00–51.00	$49.36	$533	-4.03
1000–1230	1089	85-90%	19	52.00–58.00	$54.78	$597	+1.39
1130–1385	1210	85-90%	12	59.00–64.00	$60.36	$730	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1190	1157	75-80%	16	52.00–57.00	$56.68	$656	—
1010–1375	1273	75-80%	11	58.00–63.00	$60.58	$771	—
1200–1670	1426	75-80%	21	64.00–68.00	$65.35	$932	+11.46

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1077	1074	80-85%	18	49.00–53.00	$52.79	$567	—
1111–1175	1116	80-85%	12	54.00–59.00	$54.44	$608	—
1120–1480	1328	80-85%	11	59.50–64.00	$61.72	$820	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–2055	1628	3	75.00–76.00	$75.71	$1,233	-9.12
1165–2080	1686	10	81.00–86.00	$84.27	$1,421	—
1950–1995	1973	2	91.00–93.00	$91.99	$1,815	+10.55

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1053–1444	1219	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	44	725.00–975.00	$846.90

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070–1505	1307	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	1,025.00–1,325.00	$1,171.42

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1205	1141	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	975.00–1,275.00	$1,206.63

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1100	1076	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	950.00–1,500.00	$1,192.36	-232.64
1450	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.